The day before Zhuang Jingchun's birthday, Xu Xizhou suddenly received a call from Xu Mei.

"Xiao Zhou, I heard that you returned to China some time ago, and I want to talk to you about something, is that okay?"

There was a hint of melancholy in the woman's voice, as if she was worrying about something, Xu Xizhou could almost imagine her frowning slightly.

He probably guessed what Xu Mei wanted to talk to him about.After he returned to Wancheng, he met Wang Miao and the others several times, and learned a lot of gossip in the circle.It is said that Lu Rong quarreled with Lu Feng for some unknown reason not long ago, and now he has completely cut off contact with the Lu family, as if he was determined to tear his face off with them.

Xu Mei probably wanted to talk about this when she came to him.

Half an hour later, in a cafe on the corner of the street.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Xu Mei looks much more haggard than before, and her figure has lost a lot of weight. Except for a plain silver bracelet on her hand, she doesn't have any jewelry on her whole body.The beautiful woman who was radiant with jewels and jewels in my memory has completely disappeared from the shadow of the past.

"Xiaozhou, it's really presumptuous to come to you today. I want to ask, has Lu Rong contacted you recently? I heard that he went to your game before and brought his...classmates with him."

Xu Xizhou stirred the coffee in the cup with an iron spoon, thought for a while, and said: "The two of them came to the Morocco Grand Prix before, but they left on the day after watching the game. After that, I didn't have much contact with him."

"Is that so." Xu Mei unconsciously opened the waffles on the plate with a fork, looking a little disappointed.

"I thought that if he didn't contact his family, he would at least contact you."

"Aunt Xu, may I ask, what happened to the Lu family? I heard some rumors, but I don't know if it's true or not. I heard that grandma was hospitalized a while ago. Is this true?"

Xu Mei put the silver fork in her hand on the tablecloth, lowered her eyebrows, and her expression flashed with embarrassment.

She kept her mouth shut to everyone else, and she didn't want to reveal the family's scandals to the outside world, but Xu Xizhou was different from others, this was the child he watched and grew up, and it was the only one she could confide to now.

"Xiaozhou, to tell you the truth, our family has been in a mess during this time. Xiaorong doesn't know what to think. After retiring from the daughter of the Lin family, she doesn't like girls anymore. It's fine to mess around outside. She even found a When a male college student is his...lover, his father is so angry that he has high blood pressure."

"It's all right if he likes boys. If he can fall in love with others in a serious manner like you, I don't care. But he has to spend money to go... His father was so angry after being discharged from the hospital that he went to find that boy directly." His parents said a lot of nasty things, and they made a mess. When Xiaorong heard about it later, she didn’t even go to the company, and she didn’t know where she took the boy. I haven’t heard from him for more than a month. .Your grandmother also got angry because of this."

As Xu Mei spoke, tears flowed down unconsciously.

"Obviously it's a good thing to recognize Xiao Rong back. It would be even better if you could stay in the Lu family, but I never imagined that it would become like this. Sometimes I feel that Xiao Rong seems to be thinking about it in his heart. Still doesn't recognize us as his parents."

The boy frowned slightly and handed her a tissue.Xu Mei took the tissue and wiped the corners of her eyes.She realized her gaffe, and although her eyes were still red, she quickly regained her composure.

"Xiaozhou, I'm sorry, I let you see a joke."

Xu Xizhou shook his head, he couldn't bear to see the Lu family become like this.

"Aunt Xu, don't be sad, Lu Rong will definitely figure it out one day. Maybe his uncle's approach is too extreme and hurt his self-esteem, and I have seen the boy next to him, and I feel that the boy likes it. His, the relationship between the two of them should not be just...as simple as nurturing. "

"I also know this truth, but you also know your Uncle Lu's temper. He is as stubborn as a cow. Xiao Rong's temper followed him, and neither of them would give up until the point of death. I was afraid of waiting for Xiao Rong By the time you figure it out, it's too late."

"Aunt Xu, don't be so pessimistic, I will find a way to contact Lu Rong. When there is news, I will tell you as soon as possible, okay?"

Hearing Xu Xizhou's words, Xu Mei's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but grab his hand on the table, like a drowning man grabbing the last piece of driftwood.

"Xiaozhou, I don't force him to go back to Lu's house, I just want to know that he is fine, and just let him report his safety, okay?"

Xu Xizhou nodded vigorously.

By the time we walked out of the cafe, the sun had already set, the sound of cicadas had faded away, the blood-red sunset was falling from the gaps in the plane trees, and the heat of the day still remained in the air.

Xu Xizhou was walking slowly on the boulevard when suddenly a black Maybach stopped beside him.

The window of the back seat was lowered, revealing a handsome fair face.

"Finished?"

"Why did you leave work so early?"

While talking, the boy skillfully bent down and got into the car.There was a small refrigerator under the seat, and he took out a bottle of iced Coke from it and stuck it on his face with a dazed expression.

Zhuang Jingchun bent her fingers and tapped him on the head.

"Why do you look so dazed, did you encounter any problems?"

Xu Xizhou said kindly, and told him all about the conversation with Xu Mei just now.

Zhuang Jingchun frowned slightly, with a hint of thought in her green eyes.

"The matter of the Lu family is really difficult. You'd better not go through this muddy water again, just watch from the sidelines. After all, it's all their family business, and they have to solve it themselves."

The truth is this, but seeing Xu Mei haggard like that, Xu Xizhou still couldn't bear it, and always felt that he couldn't just stand by and watch.

"Looking at your expression, are you going to intervene?"

Xu Xizhou nodded slightly.

"I'll just ask Lu Rong, it's fine if he doesn't answer me."

"I see that you care about other people's affairs, and don't care about your own affairs at all. Aren't you learning guitar? How are you doing?"

Although the recording of the program ended, Liu Yan's teaching was not interrupted, and the teaching method was changed to online.After practicing like this for five or six days, although Xu Xizhou didn't say he made rapid progress, he at least learned the basic chords and strumming.He can also play the guitar decently and hum a simple song.

"I am working hard to learn well, and I have made great progress." Xu Xizhou raised his left hand and showed him a thin layer of calluses on his fingers, and a band-aid was pasted on the tip of his index finger.

"My fingers are all worn out, and it hurts when I press on the strings."

"Who made you want to learn this kind of thing on a whim, and you don't have any musical talent."

Xu Xizhou snapped, "Of course I can't compare to you, the gifted piano prince. Then besides racing, can I have other hobbies?"

Zhuang Jingchun sighed, took his hand over, and looked at it carefully.His slightly cool fingers covered the boy's hand, and his fingertips touched the thin layer of calluses, with a trace of pity in his eyes.

Suddenly, he lowered his head slightly and kissed Xu Xizhou's index finger.

For a split second, it was as if a tiny electric current had spread from the nerve endings at the end of the knuckles to the heart.Xu Xizhou blushed, and subconsciously withdrew his hand.

"What are you doing? There's still a driver sitting in front of you."

"The whole world knows about our relationship, but you think my driver doesn't?"

Xu Xizhou thought about it, and it made sense.They are all people who have shown their affection on variety shows, so is it possible that they still care about the driver's eyes?

Thinking about this, Xu Xizhou relaxed a lot, and leaned generously on Zhuang Jingchun's shoulder.

"Didn't you agree to take a half-month vacation before returning to China? Why did you start working again?"

"The matter at the headquarters has indeed been dealt with, but there are some other matters in the domestic branch, which must be presided over by me personally."

Xu Xizhou sighed, with a helpless look, "Then do you want to go to work tomorrow?"

"I'll be fine if I go to a meeting in the morning."

"That's good. I've decided on the location of the green pavilion and waterside pavilion. Let's eat there at noon."

In the morning, when Zhuang Jingchun went to work, Xu Xizhou stopped pretending to be asleep. He quickly got up from the bed, picked up the guitar in the corner, opened the sheet music, and started cramming.

He played and sang a section, recorded it with his mobile phone, and sent it to Liu Yan.

When recording a program in the mountains before, he added the other party's WeChat.Liu Yan's headshots are all photos of him sitting in a racing car.

"Mr. Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Yan is currently recording Chasing Youth's single in Mr. Chu's studio, and it happened to be a break time. He had just taken a sip of mineral water when he saw a small video from Xu Xizhou.

"Uh... Actually, you don't have to play the guitar... How about trying to sing a cappella?"

"No, there is no atmosphere without playing the guitar. And he plays the piano so well, if I don't know any instruments, wouldn't I lose to him?"

Liu Yan: ...

"I believe that no matter what you talk about, Mr. Zhuang can feel your sincere heart. Come on!"

With Liu Yan's encouragement, Xu Xizhou cheered up a lot.He practiced for several hours, and when he saw that the time was almost up, he took out a small dark green box from the bottom drawer of the wardrobe.

Changing into formal clothes, Xu Xizhou put the small box in his pocket, took the guitar, and went out with a fighting spirit.

He booked a lakeside box in the green garden and waterside pavilion, except for a wooden trestle bridge connecting the shore, surrounded by green and clear lake water.Xu Xizhou arrived early, and sat bored in the box alone, occasionally raising the curtain to admire the black swan in the center of the lake combing its feathers.

Not long after, Zhuang Jingchun also arrived.He frowned slightly when he saw the guitar under Xu Xizhou's feet, but he wasn't too surprised.

"Happy birthday, birthday boy!" Xu Xizhou smiled brightly when he saw him.The summer sun was not as dazzling as his black eyes.

Zhuang Jingchun tickled the corner of his mouth and touched his head, "Have you been waiting for a long time? Are you hungry?"

"Fortunately, anyway, if you want to eat a big meal later, you have to save your stomach."

Xu Xizhou had ordered a long time ago, and as soon as Zhuang Jingchun arrived, the kitchen started cooking.The name of Green Pavilion and Waterside Pavilion has a very classical charm, but it is an authentic French restaurant. The most famous ones are French foie gras and baked snails, and the desserts they make are also very special.

Xu Xizhou was somewhat absent-minded when he was thinking about the big things to do later, and he pretended to look at the other side inadvertently when the dessert after the meal came up.

"Aren't you going to ask me why I brought my guitar here?"

Zhuang Jingchun took a sip of the white wine, wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully with a tissue, and tried to look a little surprised.

"Is it my birthday present?"

"Yes, I learned a song and I just want to play it to you. Are you looking forward to it?"

Zhuang Jingchun passed by the study several times in the past few days, and it's not that he didn't hear Xu Xizhou's guitar.It can only be said that Xu Xizhou's intentions are very good, but he really lacks a little bit of talent.

"Of course I'm looking forward to it." Zhuang Jingchun put down the knife and fork with a perfect smile on her face.

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